Spring 2004 Abstract Archive

American Society of Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine
Annual Spring Regional Anesthesia
Meeting & Workshops
March 11-14, 2004
Walt Disney World Swan, Orlando FL
Numbers listed are abstract numbers

	Best of Meeting
A1	Ultrasound localization of the sciatic nerve. A preliminary study
	Perlas A, Chan V, McCartney C, Simons M
	Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
A2	Prospective comparison of continuous femoral nerve block with nonstimulating catheter placement vs. stimulating catheter-guided placement in volunteers
	Salinas F, Neal J, Sueda L, Kopacz D
	Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, WA
A3	Combination of intraneural injection and high injection pressure leads to severe fascicular injury and neurologic deficits in dogs
	Shah S1, Dilberovic F2, Mornjakovic Z2, Hadzic A1
	St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, NY1, Medical School of University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina 2
A4	Double-blind randomized study of 2-chloroprocaine versus low dose bupivacaine for spinal anesthesia in healthy volunteers
	Yoos J, Kopacz D
	Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, WA
	Poster Session I
A5	Interruption of trigeminovascular system activation and IHS classified headaches with intramuscular C-7 spinous process bupivacaine injections
	Mellick G1, Mellick L2
	American Pain Specialists, Inc. ,Grafton, Ohio1, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia2
A6	Does pregnancy increase the efficacy of lumbar epidural anesthesia?
	Arakawa M, Aoyama Y, Ohe Y
	Toho University School of Medicine, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, Japan
A7	Effectiveness of epidural analgesia in medicare patients undergoing colectomy
	DelPizzo K, Fleisher L, Anderson G, Wu C
	Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
A8	Effect of epidural analgesia on postoperative mortality in medicare patients undergoing lung resection
	Brown A, Fleisher L, Anderson G, Wu C
	Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
A9	Influence of epidural analgesia in medicare patients undergoing total knee replacement
	Demeester J, Fleisher L, Anderson G, Wu C
	Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
A10	Protein metabolism and glucose feeding. Does it matter whether is epidural ropivacaine or morphine?
	Carli F, Schricker T
	McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
A11	Target point injection for treatment of lumbar disc herniation
	Hao D
	Harbin Heilongjiang, Peoples Republic of China
A12	Obturator Nerve Blockade as a Rescue Technique
	Anderegg J, Koorn R, Borene S
	University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics, Iowa City, IA
A13	Electrical nerve stimulation using a stimulating catheter: What is a safe lower limit?
	Wehling M, Koorn R, Leddell C, Boezaart A
	University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
A14	Resolution of an atypical post-dural puncture headache after epidural blood patch in a patient with a cerebral cavernous angioma
	Schumann R, Hudcova J
	Tufts-New England Medical Center, Boston, MA
A15	Effect of postoperative epidural analgesia on morbidity and mortality following surgery in medicare patients
	Hurley R, Fleisher L, Anderson G, Wu C
	The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
A16	Nerve stimulator or ultrasound for coracoid infraclavicular brachial plexus block: Influence of needle position on nerve stimulation and spread of injectate.
	Porter J, McCartney C, Chan V
	Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
A17	Verapamil does not prevent hypotensive/bradycardic events during shoulder arthroscopy in the sitting position under interscalene block
	Liguori G, Kahn R, Zayas V, Stanton J
	Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY
A18	Continuous popliteal sciatic nerve block at home: postoperative analgesia optimization using three modes of local anesthetic delivery
	Ilfeld B, Thannikary L, Morey T, Enneking F
	University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
A19	Spinal 2-chloroprocaine: The effect of added clonidine
	Davis B, Kopacz D
	Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, WA
A20	Human blood-brain-barrier penetration of oral rofecoxib, a selective cyclooxygenase-2 (cox-2) inhibitor: A single dose pharmacokinetic study
	Buvanendran A, Kroin J, Elmofty D, Chiranjeev S
	Rush Medical College, Chicago, IL
A21	New portable infusion pumps: infusion rate accuracy and consistency
	Ilfeld B, Morey T, Enneking F
	University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
A22	Femoral block for total knee replacement
	Goytizolo E, Ranawat E, Greiz M, Ponagopolous G
	Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, NY
A23	Local v spinal anesthesia for knee arthroscopy
	Jules-Elysee K, Cordasco F, Gordon M, Liguori G
	Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY
A24	How low (mA) can you go to safely and effectively perform peripheral nerve blocks in anesthetized patients?
	Gupta A, Cucchiaro G
	The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
A25	Anesthetic management of a patient with a stiff person syndrome
	Elkassabany N, Tetzlaff J, Argalious M
	Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Westlake, OH
A26	The hemodynamic stability of remifentanil as an adjunct to thyroid and parathyroid surgery under cervical plexus blockade
	Diana E, Rosenblatt M
	Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY
A27	Systemic delta-opioid receptor agonist attenuates hyperalgesia in a murine osteosarcoma pain model
	Brinin-Mattos J, Smith N, Goodman M, Tony Y
	University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA
A28	Lumbar plexus block at the end of total hip replacement performed under epidural anesthesia
	Flynn E, Go G, Sharrock N
	Hospital for Special Surgery New York, NY
A29	The introduction of a regional anesthesia rotation: Effect on operating room efficiency and resident education
	Stearns J, Richman J, Rowlingson A, Wu C
	The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
A30	Factors related to under-utilization of regional analgesia in patients with hip fractures
	Schulz-Stübner S
	University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA
A31	A process to eliminate wrong site regional anesthetic blocks: A case report
	Edmonds C, Stanton M, Liguori G
	Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY
A32	The effects of preoperative information and hand massage on postoperative satisfaction score after cesarean section under combined spinal-epidural anesthesia
	Hong J, Yoon H
	Samsung Cheil Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
	Poster Session II
A33	Ultrasound assessment of paresthesia and electrical stimulation for nerve localization: A sensitivity study
	Perlas A, Chan V, Mc Cartney C
	Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
A34	Sustained (up to 48 hours) pain relief after abdominal surgery with encapsulated epidural morphine: phase iii study results
	Gambling D1, Hughes T2, Martin G3, Manvelian G4
	Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women San Diego CA 1, Woodland Memorial Hospital Woodland CA 2, Duke University Medical Center Durham NC 3, SkyePharma, Inc., San Diego, CA 4
A35	Evaluation of a novel, encapsulated formulation of epidural morphine for pain control after elective knee arthroplasty
	Hartrick C1, Martin G2, Kantor G3, Manvelian G4
	William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI 1, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 2, Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 3, SkyePharma, Inc., San Diego, CA 4
A36	Phase III study of encapsulated epidural morphine for postoperative pain control following total hip arthroplasty
	Viscusi E1, Martin G2, Singla N3, Manvelian G4
	Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 1, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 2, Huntington Memorial Hospital, Pasadena, CA 3, SkyePharma, Inc., San Diego, CA 4
A37	Phase II study of long-acting encapsulated epidural morphine for postoperative pain after cesarean section
	Carvalho B, Riley E, Manvelian G
	Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA
A38	Fluoroscopic imaging for technically difficult spinal anesthesia
	Eidelman A, Shulman M, Novak G
	Caritas St. Elizabeth's Medical Center, Brighton, MA
A39	Incidence of complications related to epidural catheterization in the lower thoracic region
	Saito T, Akira O, Wajima Z, Inoue T
	Chiba-Hokusoh Hospital, Nippon Medical School, Inba Chiba, Japan
A40	Brachial plexus anesthesia with a perivascular axillary approach: Influence of lateral position onto the anesthetized side combined with 20° Trendelenburg positioning
A53	Use of the ARROW Stimu Cath continuous plexus and nerve block catheter to confirm placement of epidural catheters for post-op pain management in morbidly obese patients
	McQuillan P, Arthur C, Christine G, Robert M
	Penn State Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA
A54	Phase II open-label, dose-ranging study of novel epidural morphine for postoperative pain relief
	Viscusi E1, Hartrick C2, Martin G3, Manvelian G4
	Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 1, William Beaumont Hospital Royal Oak, MI 2, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 3, SkyePharma, Inc., San Diego, CA 4
A55	An evaluation of patient satisfaction with pain care
	McQuillan P, Gelnet C, Girdharry T, Polomano R
	Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA
A56	Complication related to placement of a paravertebral catheter under general anesthesia
	Haider N, Miller C, Boezaart A
	University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA
A57	Spinal chloroprocaine: A comparison to procaine in healthy volunteers
	Gonter A, Kopacz D
	Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, Washington
A58	The site of placement of skin electrode during nerve stimulator-assisted nerve localization does not influence strength of the motor response
	Fahmy N, Claudio R, Vloka J, Hadzic A
	St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, NY
A59	Thoracic outlet syndrome and myofascial pain
	Hsu E
	University of California – Los Angeles, Rolling Hills Estates, CA
	Poster Session III
A60	Peripartum cardiomyopathy and morbid obesity: Clinical course and management of the obese parturient with a possible difficult airway
	Ayers T, Adams T, Paine G
	NMC, Portsmouth, VA
A61	Low interscalene block: A modified technique to provide reliable anesthesia for surgery on the elbow and forearm
	Gadsden J, Vloka J, Claudio R, Hadzic A
	St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, NY
A62	Decreased expression of sodium channel isoform Nav1.7 in mouse dorsal root ganglion neurons after infection with a recombinant herpes virus
	Koszowski A1, Peters M2, Yeomans D2, Levinson S1
	University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO 1, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA 2
A63	Low risk of modern epidural catheters breaking when withdrawn through Tuohy needle
	Ali M, Moiduddin A, Sibai N, Laurito C
	University of Illinois – Chicago, Chicago, IL
A64	Comparison of combined spinal- epidural (CSE) and epidural anesthesia in the elective caesarian sections
	Sivaci R1, Luleci N2
	Afyon Kocatepe University, Afyon, Turkey1, Koºuyolu Hastanesi, Istanbul, Turkey2
A65	A comprehensive review of the popliteal fossa nerve block: How safe is the block?
	Provenzano D1, Viscusi E2, Dellapiazza D2, Alcantara A2
	The Western Pennsylvania Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA 1, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 2
A66	Ropivacaine 1% epidural anesthesia plus clonidine: sensory, motor block characteristics and haemodynamic conditions.
	Ioannidou D, Filosoglou A, Nastou M, Petropoulou P
	Papageorgiou General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Macedonia, Greece
A67	Effects of epidural analgesia on stages of labor in primipara women and apgar score of neonates.
	Nafisi S, Majidi Z, Fariba B, Hoseyn A
	Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Isfahan, Iran
A68	Continuous peripheral nerve block on the battlefield
	Buckenmaier III C, McKnight G, John C
	WRAMC, Washington, D.C.
A69	Analgesia effects of lumbar plexus-sciatic nerve blocks: comparison of ropivacaine .75% versus epinephrine 1:200,000 containing mixture of bupivacaine 0.5%
	Trujillo V1, Saldivar S1, Rodriguez E1, Hadzic A2
	Hospital Regional Cd. Madero PEMEX Mante, Tamaulipas, Mexico1, St. Luke´s Roosevelt Hospital, New York, NY 2
A70	Efficacy of neuraxial anesthesia on intraoperative blood loss
	Maine D, Richman J, Rowlingson A, Wu C
	The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
A71	Regional anesthesia at the elbow outside the operating room
	Grubb C, Ramirez A, Ting P
	University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
A72	Superior approach to the infraclavicular block
	Raw R, Borene S, Boezaart A
	RASCI-University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
A73	The neurostimulator for brachial plexus blockade by the axillary approach: A metaanalysis on its efficacy to increase the success rate.
	Guay J
	Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
A74	Intramuscular ephedrine with subarachnoid bupivacaine for cesarean delivery
	Grubb C, Balestrieri P, Patel S, Dom P
	University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
A75	Teaching peripheral nerve blocks at peripheral hospitals
	Gielen M
	UMC St. Radboud Nijmegen, Gelderland, The Netherlands
A76	Direct epidural injection for labor analgesia
	Amemiya N, Oosthuysen S
	James Paget Hospital, Gorleston, Norfolk, UK
A77	Complex regional pain syndrome type I in a patient with cerebral palsy
	Vascello L, Etscheidt M, Montgomery C, Rebel A
	University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
A78	Successful use of oxcarbazepine in ulnar nerve entrapment neuropathy: A case study
	Rafiq S1, Jafri I2, Strax T2
	Seton Hall University, Edison, NJ 1, University of Medicine and Dentistry New Jersey, Edison, NJ 2
A79	Peripheral nerve stimulators: Effects of duration of the stimulus on motor response and discomfort during nerve stimulation
	Nguyen G, Claudio R, Castro J, Hadzic A
	St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, NY
A80	Vertical infraclavicular approach to the brachial plexus compared to the axillary approach
	Gielen M1, Rettig H2
	UMC Sint Radboud Nijmegen (Gelderland), The Netherlands1, Ikazia Hospital (Rotterdam), The Netherlands2
A81	Development of a regional anesthesia procedure note form
	Wade K, Gerancher J, Weller R, McCutchen Q
	Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC
A82	Caudal labor analgesia after lumbar epidural catheter placement
	Raikhelkar J, Schumann R
	Tufts-New England Medical Center, Boston, MA
A83	Epidural abscess after continuous epidural analgesia in pediatric patients
	Lin Y, Greco C
	Children's Hospital Boston, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
A84	Single injection using peripheral nerve stimulation is not superior to ultrasound-guided periarterial injection in infraclavicular brachial plexus block
	Hayashi H, Amano M
	Kansai Rosai Hospital, Amagasaki Hyogo, Japan
A85	Posterior brachial plexus block (PBPB) : A new route for upper limb
	Bassoul B, Eledjam J
	Clinique Beau Soleil Montpellier, Herault, France
A86	Nerve block injection follows a predictable pattern
	Santos A, Koenigsamen J, Claudio R, Hadzic A
	St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, NY